theearltohielfhelookedatthehatribeat”ynners”hetionedoneoftheelderlynatartohi”theyertheirjouey,dagvardthirsty,too,ishouldntwonder”
”yes,yourgrace”
”stopthetrain”rieintotheiredtonoticethatanythingallunusual
dagvardahetookoffhistalheltthenherapped,ailedglove,onthesideofthetheearl,”hesaid”deepinthegutsoftheetbelothedoorsbegantoclosehalvardputthehandleofhispikebetpingopenandshutonthepikehandle”pleasestandclearofthedoors,”saidaloudspeakervoice”thetraincannotleaveuntilthedoorsareallclosed”
theearle”heasked
shelickedherlips”yfathersdeath”
henodded,slosonsthethesothingyes”
”vengeanont”yesthatyfathersaidbutistlyjustyselffalyhadnoenees”dagvardstaggeredbaetfilledittedtoovedoffoncere
learsat,stillonthefloorofthetunnel,earingandtearingthebills,rippingthefabriftheatlearhadbeguntocry”pleaseply,a,dentedandscraped
heallindlessb,theireyesblankandstaring,eaoneyhetedtoavoidherfingeailsandfelltothetunnelfloor
soonesteppedonhishandhisfaceoaslurryofinshebegantosob,andtocurse”itoldyounottooverusethattune,”saidanelegantvoice,nearby”naughty”
”help,”gaspedlear
”,”adttedthevoice,alstreluctantly
thenyou,”sobbedlear”stop”
apennyplephrase,repeatedoverandover,slightlydifferenteveryti:thedelearopenedhiseyestherquisdecarabashetookthehislipsandreplaceditinaninsidepocketofhisathetossedlearalaceedgedhandkerchiefofpatchedlinenlearhisforeheadandface”theye,”hesaid,accusingly
”ididingbackthiseanotherfavor”
learpiuddyandirintedarksofnyfeetfrohepassagefloorhesuddenlyfeltveryld,andhelie”eup”
therquislookedalstoffended”idontknoothinksuchathing”
”siknoetodothistitheftarson”learsoundedresigned,andalittlesadandthen,”rder”
deyselfinratherurgentneedofapieceoftangdynastysculpture”learshiveredthen,slowly,henodded
rieseedtobetooley,clearedhisthroatloudly”iaytheyeachgettheydeserve”
”i”ohunter
”thefool,ofurse,”shesaid
”intheolddays,”saidhalvarddislly,aftersippinghiske,”snotassticky”
”doallthechinesjustgiveyouthingslikethat”askedrichard
”ohyes,”saidtheoldn”theylistentotheearl,yseeherulestheundergroundthebitexcepttheundersideline”
”beritoldyouabouttheshepherdsofshepherdsbush”
”yousaidididnteettheandthereethingsiteroffnotknowing”
”good,”shesaid,”sonoheundersideliothelistofthosethings”
dooreetingusinthelibrary”richardbegantofolloorehetookatfacevalueinstead,he
